Unit 1 Review

An indicator that orients you; the place from which you measure; the "0" point; location from where you witness an event

• reference point

• distance

• displacement

• speed

How far an object has traveled in total.

• distance

• displacement

• reference point

• speed

Units: m, cm, miles, km, etc.

• distance

• displacement

• speed

• acceleration

Magnitude and direction of an object's motion.

• distance

• displacement

• speed

• acceleration

Units: m South, miles Northeast, km West, etc.

• displacement

• distance

• speed

• velocity

A runner goes 10 m North, then 5 m South. What is their distance?

• 5 m North

• 15 m

• 5 m South

• 15 m North

A runner goes 10 m North, then 5 m South. What is their displacement?

• 5 m North

• 5 m

• 15 m South

• 5 m South

A car goes 3 miles North, then 4 miles West. What is the car's distance?

• 7 miles

• 7 miles Northwest

• 5 miles

• 5 miles Northwest

A car goes 3 miles North, then 4 miles West. What is the car's displacement?

• 5 miles

• 5 miles Northwest

• 7 miles

• 7 miles Northwest

The distance an object travels per unit of time.

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• displacement